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What is the acceleration due to gravity at the space station.

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In this unit you will learn about:

• The concept and applications of adhesion
• The concept and applications of cohesion

These three short online lessons discuss asteroids, comets and meteors.

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In this unit you will learn about:

• The concept of elasticity
• Understand the relationship between tension and extension

In this lesson you will learn about:

• The concept of elasticity
• Understand the relationship between tension and extension

Why do astronauts appear weightless despite being near the Earth?

Basics of gravity and the Law of Universal Gravitation.

This unit is about how things move along a straight line or, more scientifically, how things move in one dimension. Examples of this would be the movement (motion) of cars along a straight road or of trains along straight railway tracks.

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In this unit you will learn that: 

• Osmosis is the movement of a liquid from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration until it reaches equilibrium.

Other objects in the solar system are discussed in this online textbook viz. asteroids, meteorites, comets and dwarf planets.